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Scribd serves up all the comics you can read, for $9 per month

Scribd Avengers and Archie fans, take note; Scribd just added comics to its e-book subscription service. For $9 per month, you get unlimited access to a catalog of 10,000 comics, ranging from classic issues all the way to the latest releases. Scribd teamed up with publishers Marvel, Archie, Boom! Studios, Dynamite, IDW/Top Shelf and Valiant to offer comics, and the …

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Apple Pay heads aloft with JetBlue for in

Apple Pay is now booked aboard JetBlue flights. JetBlue Apple Pay is trying to spread its wings by serving as a payment option on JetBlue flights. Beginning in mid-February, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus owners who fly JetBlue will be able to use Apple Pay to buy items in flight, including food, drinks and even upgrades to better seats. …

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How to get a feel for the Apple Watch

James Martin/CNET As we wait for the Apple Watch to launch in April, there’s not a lot we can do to get a better idea of how the watch works. Screenshots and mockups of how apps may or will look on the watch keep popping up, but other than that there’s not much else in the way of a full …

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Want a ‘free’ tablet? T

T-Mobile offers up a free tablet for Valentine’s Day. Sarah Tew/CNET T-Mobile, sensing that love is in the air, has revived its Tablet on Us promotion. This coming Valentine’s Day weekend, the wireless provider will give you the 7-inch Alcatel OneTouch Pop 7 for “free.” Related Links Alcatel One Touch Pop 7 is a colorful and customizable tablet Which wireless …

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Target pulls the plug on video

Target Ticket will shut down in March, 18 months after its launch. CNET Retail chain giant Target plans to shut down Target Ticket next month, just 18 months after it launched the video-streaming service. The service, which launched in the fall of 2013, will be discontinued March 7, the retailer said Tuesday in a note posted to its website. The …

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Samsung Smart TVs forcing ads into video streaming apps

Samsung Unwanted advertising is par for the course when you’re watching broadcast TV, but do you expect it to be pushed into your lounge room by the TV itself? Reports are emerging that Samsung smart TVs have begun inserting short advertisements directly into video streaming apps, with no influence from the third-party app providers. The news comes just days after …

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Apple will invest $850M in California solar farm

Under CEO Tim Cook, Apple has posted record profit and sales. James Martin/CNET Apple’s making an even bigger jump into renewable power. CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday said Apple is partnering with First Solar on its “biggest, boldest and most ambitious [renewable energy] project yet.” The two companies will build a 1,300-acre solar farm in Monterey County in California. The …

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Kyocera announces rugged Torque, its first phone for Europe

The Torque is Kyocera’s first European phone. Kyocera Japan-based mobile manufacturer Kyocera announced Tuesday that it is entering the European phone market with its latest Torque handset. The GSM device will initially launch for the business-to-business (B2B) platform in Germany and France, starting in the spring. Though the company didn’t release exact pricing and timeline information, it estimates that the …

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